AP Photo/ Joseph KaczmarekOscar Clark extends his arms in prayer while participating in the America for Jesus prayer rally, on Friday, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Christian conservatives who blame a "moral depravity" for everything from the recession to terrorism are converging on Philadelphia for a rally they hope will spark a religious revival as Election Day nears.

The event carries a political tinge and, according to the group' website, aims to "pray for the church and our nation" in the City of Brotherly Love.

"We're praying for God to heal America. The Republicans - I don't think
they have the answer.

The Democrats don't have the answer either. Man
can't figure it out. We are asking God for his help. Our problem is
not a political problem. Our problem is a moral and social problem, and
it's deep - it's the soul of America that's sick," Bishop Anne Gimenez, pastor of the Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, told Newsworks.